The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 14
The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.
Die Herzlichkeit war, wie es die Art des Mannes war, dem Auge gegenüber etwas theatralisch; aber sie ruhte auf echtem Gefühl.
For these two were old friends, old mates both at school and college, both thorough respectors of themselves and of each other, and what does not always follow, men who thoroughly enjoyed each other's company.
Denn diese beiden waren alte Freunde, alte Kameraden sowohl in der Schule als auch auf dem College, beide aufrichtige Verehrer ihrer selbst und des anderen, und was nicht immer daraus folgt, Männer, die die Gesellschaft des anderen von Herzen genossen.
After a little rambling talk, the lawyer led up to the subject which so disagreeably preoccupied his mind.
Nach einem kurzen, weitschweifigen Gespräch kam der Anwalt auf das Thema zu sprechen, das seinen Geist so unangenehm beschäftigte.
He began to go wrong, wrong in mind; and though of course I continue to take an interest in him for old sake's sake, as they say, I see and I have seen devilish little of the man.
Er begann, vom rechten Weg abzukommen, im Geiste fehlzugehen; und obwohl ich natürlich weiterhin Interesse an ihm nehme, um der alten Zeiten willen, wie man sagt, sehe ich und habe ich teuflisch wenig von dem Mann gesehen.
This little spirit of temper was somewhat of a relief to Mr. Utterson.
Dieser kleine Anflug von Gereiztheit war für Mr. Utterson eine gewisse Erleichterung.
Vocabulary
- Herzlichkeit
- Warmth, cordiality, heartfelt friendliness
- war
- Past tense of 'sein': was
- wie
- How, as, like
- Art
- Type, manner, way, nature
- Auge
- Eye, organ of vision
- gegenüber
- Opposite, across from, in relation to
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, a little
- theatralisch
- Theatrical, overly dramatic in manner
- aber
- But, however, yet
- ruhte
- Rested, was based upon, lay
- auf
- On, upon, onto
- echtem
- Genuine, authentic, real (dative inflection)
- Gefühl
- Feeling, emotion, sense
- Denn
- For, because, since (conjunction)
- diese
- These, this (demonstrative pronoun)
- beiden
- Both, the two (of them)
- alte
- Old, long-standing, aged (adjective inflected)
- Freunde
- Friends (plural of Freund)
- Kameraden
- Comrades, companions, fellow members
- sowohl
- Both, as well as (correlating conjunction)
- Schule
- School, educational institution
- als
- As, than, when (conjunction)
- auch
- Also, too, as well
- beide
- Both, the two (pronoun)
- aufrichtige
- Sincere, honest, genuine (adjective inflected)
- Verehrer
- Admirer, devotee, worshipper
- selbst
- Themselves, self, even (intensifier)
- anderen
- Others, other people (dative plural)
- immer
- Always, ever, all the time
- daraus
- From that, out of it, therefrom
- folgt
- Follows, results from, comes after
- Männer
- Men (plural of Mann)
- Gesellschaft
- Society, company, social group
- Herzen
- Hearts; from the heart (dative form)
- genossen
- Enjoyed, relished, savored (past participle)
- Nach
- After, following, according to
- kurzen
- Short, brief (adjective inflected dative)
- weitschweifigen
- Long-winded, rambling, verbose (adjective inflected)
- Gespräch
- Conversation, talk, discussion
- kam
- Came (past tense of kommen)
- Anwalt
- Lawyer, attorney, legal counsel
- Thema
- Topic, subject, theme
- sprechen
- To speak, to talk, to discuss
- Geist
- Mind, spirit, ghost, intellect
- unangenehm
- Unpleasant, disagreeable, uncomfortable
- beschäftigte
- Occupied, preoccupied, kept busy
- begann
- Began, started (past tense of beginnen)
- rechten
- Right, correct, proper (adjective inflected)
- Weg
- Way, path, road
- abzukommen
- To stray, deviate, get away from
- Geiste
- In spirit, mentally, in mind (dative)
- fehlzugehen
- To go wrong, err, lose one's way
- obwohl
- Although, even though, despite the fact
- natürlich
- Naturally, of course, obviously
- weiterhin
- Still, furthermore, continuously hereafter
- Interesse
- Interest, concern, attention
- nehme
- Take (first-person singular present of nehmen)
- alten
- Old, former, past (adjective inflected)
- Zeiten
- Times, eras, periods (plural of Zeit)
- willen
- For the sake of (used in set phrases)
- man
- One, people, they (impersonal pronoun)
- sagt
- Says, one says, it is said
- sehe
- See (first-person singular present of sehen)
- teuflisch
- Devilish, diabolical, fiendish
- wenig
- Little, few, not much
- Mann
- Man, husband, male person
- gesehen
- Seen (past participle of sehen)
- Dieser
- This (masculine demonstrative pronoun)
- kleine
- Small, little (adjective inflected)
- Anflug
- Hint, touch, slight trace of something
- Gereiztheit
- Irritability, irritation, touchy agitation
- gewisse
- Certain, particular, some (adjective inflected)
- Erleichterung
- Relief, ease, alleviation of burden
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →